Safety appliance for hat-pins.



J. DURSGHAK.

SAFETY APPLIANCE FOR HAT PINS.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

UNIEI) STATES PATENT OFFIC f JOSEF DURSCHAK, OF LAPEER, MICHIGAN.

SAFETY APPLIANCE FOR HAT-PINS.

Application filed August 30, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnr DURSCHAK, a citizenof the United States, residing at Lapeer, in the county of Lapeer andState of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSafety Appliances for Hat-Pins; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to a safety appliance for hat pins and my object isto provide a removable sheath or receiver for the sharp end of the hatpin, the said removable memher being provided with locking means forengaging the point of the pin, whereby it will be held reliably inposition thereon until manually removed.

A further object of my invention is to provide a thoroughly reliable andefficient covering or protecting means for the end of the point, usuallymade in resemblance of the head proper of the pin, whereby, when the hatpin is locked in operative position, both ends thereof will present thesame appearance.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparentin the following specifications and in the accompanying drawings, ofwhich,

Figure 1 shows my invention complete as applied to use on a ladys hat.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of my sheath or point coveringdevice as manufactured ready for use. Fig. 3 is an end view partly insection of the pin and my sheath or covering device applied thereto.

For convenience of description numerals will be applied to the severalparts, the same numeral applying to a corresponding part throughout theseveral views.

In materializing my invention I provide a pin 1 of the usual or anypreferred construction having a head proper 2, permanently attached tothe end thereof, the free end being sharpened in the usual manner andprovided with an eye or slotted opening 3. The sharpened end of the pinis designed to fit within a suitable bore provided in the centralportion of the removable sheath or imitation head 5,the wall of saidbore being recessed to provide a seat for the locking member.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

Serial No. 717,960.

The locking member is formed of a single piece of resilient material,substantially triangular in shape, the side 10 of which is engagedagainst the wall of the recess 6 and anchored in position by the pin 11secured through the sheath 5. The adjacent side of the triangularlocking member is formed with the loop or bulged portion 8 adapted forengagement within the eye 3. The remaining side of the locking member isbent at 7 so as to provide a handle by means of which the operator mayreadily lift the loop 8 out of engagement with the eye 3.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that the tension of the spring lockingmember will be directed toward the pin, thereby causing the loop member8 to enter the eye or opening 3 formed in the pin near the point thereofand thus prevent the casual withdrawal of the latter.

In operation it therefore follows that when it is desired to remove thesheath or imitation head, all that is necessary to be done is to directan outward pull upon the handle 7 which will lift the loop or anchoringmember 8 out of the eye or socket 3, thereby permitting the point of thepin to be easily Withdrawn from its seat within the central portion ofthe head 5. It also follows that the point of the pin may be veryreadily entered within this seat within the imitation head or sheathmember 5, inasmuch as the point of the pin will operate to elevate theloop member 8 and force the same out of its path when by action of thesprings force the said loop member will enter the eyelet or opening 3and reliably hold the parts together until manually removed in themanner above set forth.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a reliably efficient means forcovering the point of a ladys hat pin and thereby insuring completeprotection against acci dents which so often happen when the point ofthe pin is left exposed.

It will be understood that the sheath member may be made of anypreferred style and size deemed best suitable for the purpose, and whileI have described the preferred construction and combination of parts, Iwish to comprehend such substantial equivalents and substitutes as fallfairly within the scope of my invention.

Believing that the advantages, construction and manner of using myinvention have been set forth, further description is deemedunnecessary.

What I claim as new is:

The herein described protecting means for hat pins comprising a bodyportion of any desired form having a centrally disposed bore and arecess in the Wall of said bore, a spring locking member operativelymounted Within said recess and comprising a single piece of materialsubstantially triangular in shape, one side of said locking member beingengaged against the Wall of said recess, a pin extending through saidbody portion for anchoring said locking member in position, said lockingmember being also provided upon another of its ber for retaining saidbody portion upon said pin.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

J OSEF DURSCHAK.

WVitnesses:

C. A. NEALE, WV. T. FITZ GERALD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

1 Washington, 0.

